Launching Easy Grants

Case study · Small business

Easy Grants: a clearer story and a simpler first step.

I rebuilt the Easy Grants website on Squarespace around a clear story, with the funding seeker as the hero and Nick as the guide, so nonprofits, schools and public agencies understand the offer in seconds and start with a free readiness check instead of a sales call.

ClientEasy Grants
IndustryGrant research & readiness
ServicesMessaging, web design, lead form
The challenge

Great expertise, but the website buried it.

Nick Walters has helped organizations raise more than $1 billion. His real edge isn't writing grants. It's finding the 90% of private foundations that don't have a website, the quieter funders most nonprofits never hear from.

The first version of the site didn't lead with that story, and nearly every button asked visitors to schedule a call. For a small nonprofit just starting to look for funding, that's a big first ask.

The plan

Three changes that let the site do the selling.

Generic → Specific

Lead with the real problem

A story-first headline and a “real problem” section built on three hard numbers: 220,000 foundations, 90% with no website, and 70% that only need a one-page letter.

Big ask → Easy yes

Lower the first step

“Schedule a Call” became a free, two-minute readiness check. Visitors get a checklist and Nick's Grants 101 video, and Easy Grants gets a qualified lead.

Hidden → Up front

Put trust above the fold

The $1B+ track record sits in the hero, leaders from city hall, higher ed and K-12 follow right after, and a founder section introduces Nick.

The new site

Take a look around.

Desktop and mobile screens from the live site at easygrants.us.

What launched

One clear path from curious to ready.

2 minfree readiness check replaces the cold sales call
1call to action, repeated through every section of the page
3sectors of social proof: city hall, higher ed and K-12
★★★★★
“Working with Bobby at Simple Web has been a fantastic experience! He's a one-man team who made re-designing and managing my multiple websites incredibly easy.”
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Nick WaltersFounder, Easy Grants · Posted on Google
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Bobby D’Alessandro is the founder of Simple Web Agency in Jackson, Mississippi. He designs Squarespace and Shopify websites, brands, and communication strategies for churches, nonprofits, and small businesses. With over a decade of church communications experience, Bobby helps organizations tell their story clearly and gives them websites that are simple to manage.

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